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Original Title:	Written on the Body
ISBN:	0679744479 (ISBN13: 9780679744474)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	London, England
Literary Awards:	Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994), Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994)

Written on the Body

Jeanette Winterson

Paperback | Pages: 192 pages

Rating: 4.07 | 23471 Users | 1625 Reviews

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Title	:	Written on the Body
Author	:	Jeanette Winterson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 192 pages
Published	:	February 1st 1994 by Vintage (first published 1992)
Categories	:	Fiction. LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Romance. Contemporary. Literature. Literary Fiction

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Written on the Body is a secret code only visible in certain lights: the accumulation of a lifetime gather there. In places the palimpsest is so heavily worked that the letters feel like braille. I like to keep my body rolled away from prying eyes, never unfold too much, tell the whole story. I didn't know that Louise would have reading hands. She has translated me into her own book.

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This was an amazing book. It starts out as a story of an affair, but the second half is more of a memory about or a lovestory to the lover's body. It's impossible to tell whether the storyteller is a man or woman, but this is so well written - sad, reflective, happy, joyful - it works through every emotion. I will have to buy it for myself.A few quotes that were meaningful to me:"I will taste you if only through your cooking.""When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond

This book contains one of my favorite passages of all time; here's a little excerpt:"When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires. No-one can legislate love; it cannot be given orders or cajoled into service. Love belongs to itself, deaf to pleading and unmoved by violence. Love is not something you can negotiate. Love is the one thing stronger than desire and the only proper reason to resist temptation.... When I say 'I will be true to you' I

A genderless narrator leafs through past affairs with men and women, contrasting them with his/her present relationship with Louise, a married woman. What I most admired about Wintersons approach to this tragic romance is the naturalness with which she approaches homosexual and bisexual relationships, which makes a case for the idea that gender is but a sociocultural construct, a concept that certainly shouldnt define the traits of any relationship, or in this case, of the narrator, who seems

"Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid""Written on the body" is a captivating and beautifully written story of all the pleasure and in turn, the heartache, loving someone can cause. The way Winterson writes, is actually almost magical. Her words are almost like silk, but they are at the same time, so, so powerful.I have to

Gah -- I found this insufferably narcissistic and eye-rolling to read, devoid of any sympathetic characters save the zoo-lady Jacqueline, and incredibly unsatisfying in every way. The only reason I gave it two stars is because Winterson obviously has talent -- there were a few places where the imagery was striking enough to pierce my annoyance -- and clearly this is a matter of taste and preference. It's technically and emotionally proficient, but just doesn't resonate with me personally.



This is the second book now that I've read by Jeanette Winterson and I just want to keep reading her. Her stories are familiar, as in I can recognize that each is written by Winterson, because she has a way with words that not many authors can manage even if they wanted to. It's distinctly Winterson, and that's refreshing.In this book, we have a genderless narrator. What does that mean? The narrator may in fact have a gender, but the point is that we, as the readers, do not have any idea. Is the